National Republican., 1887-10-19
LAID TO REST.
Funeral aervioes OF the Late George X.
Chase, OF New York.

Cd inetant, on which occasion Rev. John p.
Newman ofllclated, and spoke as follows
~ am the resurrection aud the lfe he that
believeth in me, though he were dead yet
shall he live. and whoever .liveth and be-
lieveth in me shall never die"
81 know that my Redeemer liveth, and that
he shall stand at tho latter day upon the
earth, and though after my skin worms de-
stroy this body yet In my flesh shall see God,
shall behold and not another"
I'VE brought nothing Into this world, and IL
is certain we can carry nothing out, The Lord
the name Of the Lord"
Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling place in
all generations, before, the MOUNTAINS were
brought forth or ever Thou hadst formed the
earth and the world, even from everlasting 10
everlasting. Thou art God. Thou turnest man
70 destruction, and sayest Return ye chill
sight are but as yesterday when Il is past aud
q watch in the night. Thou earliest them
away ss with Hood; they are as asleep; in the
up; in the morning II iourshoth and groweth
up in the evening II Ia cut down aud wIther-
eth; for we arc consumed BY Thine anger and
our iniquitles before Thec-onr secret sins In
the light Of Thy countenapGe, for all our days
are passed away In Thy wgalh We spend our
years as a tale that Is told. The days OF our
reason Of strength, they be four score years, yet
is their strength labor and sorrow; for II is
he poWep G Of Thne Even SooTdnS 70
Thy fear snyB Thy wrath. SO teach us TO num-
Der our days, that we may apply our hearts
unto wisdom. Return, o Lord. how long2 And
let II repent Thee concerning Thy servant. tOh
satisfy Us early with Thy mercy; that we may
rejoice and be glad all our days. Make us
glad according t9 the days wherein Thou hast
conforted uF, and the years wherein we have
seen Thee. Let Thy work appear unto Thy
servant and Thy glory unto Thy children, aud
let the benuty OF the Lord our God bo upon
aud r..l
Thou it,
And thus ends another llfe-ends to all that
ts sublunary and terrestrial, TO all that enters
into the affections and domesticities OF life, to
all those social times and epjoyments, all
noble aspirations, all noble impulses. all ex-
alted purposes, O life that Is probated in
end-is his life ended Whata reflection upon
oil that Is taught by true science. by all the
OF he INSPIRED BY the
by our love for the dead, by our eternal desire
for Immortality; what areilection upon the
wisdom and goodness OF the Creator; what
reflection upon human and divine justice;
what reflection upon the Inconsistency OF life
and the uncertainties Of its issues II his life Is
ended. Ended SO far as the physical. for thu
the immortal ended so far as living In body
which was prepared to be the receptacle Of an
immortal spirit wherein character Is 10 be
formed, and wherein duties are to be dis
charged. No. We turn away from picture so
dark and so forbidding to that brighter and
grander truth that your Saviour and mine and
his came into the world to bring life and i'm
His iiio Is NOT not ended to-day, for SO long as
that precious woman that he led 10 the bridal
altar-the mother Of his children, the conf.
dant of the secrets OF his heart, the object Of
his undying ailectlon-so long as she shall live.
he shall live In her life, enshrined In her
woman's affections. Ellciting her love by all
that was tender as a husband and constant
companion, he has left his impress upon the
tablets OF her memory. He shall live In that
noble son and In those noble daughters-live
In their memory as an afectionute father, as
one who caressed them In their childhood aud
watched over the unfolding years Of their life
who was endeared TO them by thousand acts
Of kindness, ,iwho is cherished by them today,
though he has gone from their sight. No, no
shall live In the precious mother that brought
him into the world. Bowed beneath the
childhood, his aspiring youth his noble man.
hood. He shall live In these companions
gathered around his casket to-day, who have
associated with him in business life, in the
| upon your characters.
And i Is no ordinary privilege, at such 2 /,
as to 81 "a true 70 hs
| OF his household. of friend whose friendship
| was abiding, OF patriot who stood by his
country, of citizen who discharged his duties
honorably and faithfully and as an entrusted
| agent of the government, discharging the most
delicate missions always with fidelity, ELI.
cheney, and honor to himself and the govern
of man thus. though his ear is dull in death
and his eye forever closed, and his lips SO
silent as not to respond, yet to you who knew
and no ordinary privilege for the minister Of
the Gospel thus to speak of fellow man, citi
zen, patriot, father, q friend. a husband, a
| department of justice; he is known there TOR
his ability. for his integrity, and there Is one
TO day here, sitting by his casket who, II needs
kA lwtr Nna r., all Nh..Ns sa a
When the news Of his death came to the capi
tai of the nation, those that knew him In thoss
intimate relations droCed tear OF deepes
without stain. who discharged his duties will
the noblest motives and with the most exalted
| purposes.
faith OF our holy religion, taught to believe
those sublime doctrines. the consolation of ou,
souls, he accepted Jesus Christ as his, persona
Saviour No doubt OF skepticism derkened
| the horizon OF his senses; no unbelief disturbed
the repose OF his faith IN that great religion
which is the hope of humanity. One that Il
near me now, bosom companion, often con
of such vast importance-and never In al
those conversations was there n breath oi
doubt or Of uncertainty: He lives to-day In al
the integrity Of his individuality, never more
than himself, never less than himself; he i
himself and there Is no power In the universe
but the power that brought him into existence
that can destroy that individuality.
| He has entered upon the activities of q III
without a body, to do duties perohance lef
undone here, to enter into activities, to de
velop character more completely, and Il
realize more fully that faith In Jesus Chris
that brings purity TO the soul and rest foreve
to the spirit. Let us therefore to day, as "
gather around his casket. ask ourselves Is lif
worth living, and let him borrow the preacher
voice ana say IL is worth living And coul
we hear his spirit voice whispering from ou
the unseen he would say that life is immens
| in Its responsibilities and In its possibilite,
he would warn you not to trine with It's sacred
ness, not to disregard Its obligations. not :
slight It's privileges but he would oxhort 20
embrace every opportunity for charity to ben
the knee OF devotion before the throne OF tn
Father Almighty
He will not speak TO us again. He borrow
my voice TO say this farewell-farewell 70
earth and time, but not farewell forever.
Let us 20 deport ourselves In all that ia bear
tiful in faith, In all that Is upright in purity
in all that Is sublime In our allegiance to Go
and faith In Jesus Christ, that at last we ma
enter into the activities of heaven to rendc
thanks unto Him by whose death we hope
| live forever